First step taken toward creating EU-required wholesale fish market

Despite lack of a final decision from the Agriculture Ministry, a wholesale fish auction will open in Ustka, and organizers are sure there will be no problems with finding funding sources. Money will be provided by special governmental subsidies, with about zl.2 million contributed by fishermen and potential shareholders. Land worth zl.7.5 million for construction of the facility has been provided by town officials and the investment should be finished in two years. Launching the project is the first step in creating a new wholesale fish market, as required by the European Union (EU). According to Zdzislaw Gandera, director in charge of the fishing department of the Agriculture Ministry, the decision to launch the auction was made in haste and preparations should be undertaken more slowly. "One could not wait longer," countered president of Domestic Fishing Chamber (KIR) Andrzej Tyszkiewicz, who also estimated that about 62% of Polish fish production will be traded in Ustka. (Puls Biznesu, pp.1,7) M.M.